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Israel tightens travel advice for Amsterdam, bans soldiers from coming to Netherlands
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel tightens travel advice for Amsterdam, bans soldiers from coming to Netherlands

NL Times  

The Israeli government has tightened its travel advice for Amsterdam, advising citizens to return to Israel and not to show Israeli or Jewish symbols when going out on the street. According to the Times of Israel, the tightened travel advice urges Israelis in Amsterdam to return to their country as soon as possible, adding that it was still possible to …

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Dubai and UAE travel: Is it safe, your rights if you have a trip cancelled by Emirates
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dubai and UAE travel: Is it safe, your rights if you have a trip cancelled by Emirates

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Following Iran’s overnight missile attack on Israel on Tuesday evening, closed airspaces and diverted flights have …

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Jordan travel advice: Is it safe to visit after Iran attacks Israel, and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jordan travel advice: Is it safe to visit after Iran attacks Israel, and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As of 2 October, Foreign Office advice for Jordan states: “FCDO advises against all travel to within 3km of the …

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'Just book a flight': Internet blasts US travel influencer for tone-deaf advice
1 year, 3 months ago

'Just book a flight': Internet blasts US travel influencer for tone-deaf advice

India Today  

Travel influencer and TikToker, Kat Crittenden, is facing severe backlash online due to a controversial TikTok video. The post, which has garnered over 19 million likes, features Crittenden encouraging her followers to "just book a flight" despite the ongoing cost of living crisis in the United States. Critics claimed that Crittenden, born into a wealthy family, was out of touch …

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UK government still giving false information on EU passport validity
2 years, 2 months ago

UK government still giving false information on EU passport validity

The Independent  

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Dutch gov't placing no obstacles for vacationing in code orange countries
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch gov't placing no obstacles for vacationing in code orange countries

NL Times  

Despite the urgent advice to avoid all but absolutely necessary travel to countries with a code orange coronavirus travel warning, which currently include popular vacation destinations Portugal and Spain, the Dutch government is not actually doing anything to stop people from vacationing in these countries, AD reports. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for travel advice, told …

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Thousands of vacations to Canary islands canceled over increasing Covid infections
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands of vacations to Canary islands canceled over increasing Covid infections

NL Times  

Travel organizations are cancelling holidays to the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands due to reports that the coronavirus travel advice for the islands will be escalated from code yellow to code orange. Reports say that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will escalate the travel advice for the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands on Friday due to the number of coronavirus …

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Netherlands issues stricter travel advice for Greek islands Kos, Mykonos and Rhodes
3 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands issues stricter travel advice for Greek islands Kos, Mykonos and Rhodes

NL Times  

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will change the travel advice for the Greek islands of Mykonos, Kos and Rhodes back to code orange next Sunday, meaning traveling to these islands is no longer recommended for non-essential reasons. Starting Sunday, anyone departing the Greek islands for the Netherlands will be asked to provide a negative coronavirus test before being allowed …

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Travel restrictions to Curacao, Malta, Portugal and 13 other destinations relaxed
3 years, 7 months ago

Travel restrictions to Curacao, Malta, Portugal and 13 other destinations relaxed

NL Times  

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed the travel advice for 15 countries from orange to yellow or green effective immediately. Travel advice changed to yellow for: Aruba Aegean Islands – with the exception of Crete The Balearic Islands – including Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera Bonaire – from May 19 Canary Islands Curacao Finland Ireland Ionian Islands Malta Portugal – including …

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Travel organisations scrap all holiday flights, additional measures on the cards
4 years ago

Travel organisations scrap all holiday flights, additional measures on the cards

Dutch News  

Travel organisations TUI and Corendon have scrapped all package holiday flights for the foreseeable future now popular sun and ski destinations have been given an orange travel advice label, effectively banning all but essential journeys, broadcaster Nos reports. Infrastructure minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen said on Wednesday she was ‘disappointed and angry’ at the sight of long queues at Schiphol airport …

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Negative travel advice for Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten; Entire world now on "code orange"
4 years ago

Negative travel advice for Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten; Entire world now on "code orange"

NL Times  

The Dutch government escalated its travel advice for Aruba, Bonaire and Sint Maarten from code yellow to code orange, which means that all but absolutely necessary trips to the islands are strongly discouraged. The negative travel advice was not issued because of the coronavirus situation on the islands, but because of the situation in the Netherlands, Prime Minister Mark Rutte …

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New travel advice 'knock out blow' to industry, other sectors resigned
4 years, 1 month ago

New travel advice 'knock out blow' to industry, other sectors resigned

Dutch News  

Reactions to the new, more stringent coronavirus measures announced by the government on Tuesday have been received mostly with resignation by the industries which have been hit, but street wardens warn that the two-person limit in the street will be difficult to police. ‘The measures are incomprehensible and unfathomable,’ centre director Dirk Nijdam told broadcaster NOS. But I do understand …

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Foreign Office travel advice 'totally irrelevant’ because of coronavirus obsession
4 years, 3 months ago

Foreign Office travel advice 'totally irrelevant’ because of coronavirus obsession

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It shows an utter lack of understanding of the issues and indeed of geography.” Before the coronavirus crisis, Foreign Office …

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Covid-19: Negative travel advice issued for Spanish provinces, Finland, Latvia, Estonia
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Negative travel advice issued for Spanish provinces, Finland, Latvia, Estonia

NL Times  

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs escalated travel advice for six Spanish provinces, Finland, Latvia and Estonia to code orange, urging Netherlands residents to avoid visiting those areas unless absolutely necessary. In Spain, the Greater Barcelona region and the Segria area in Catalonia have been under a code orange travel advice since July. A new code orange advice applies to the …

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Tour operators want European guideline to end confusing advice on travel
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour operators want European guideline to end confusing advice on travel

Dutch News  

Tour operator organisation ANVR has said travel advice for people holidaying abroad is too confusing and that the information should be included in a European guideline. Such a guideline would make clear what the rules at the holiday destination are and what people can expect on their return in terms of self-isolation, spokesman Frank Oostdam told NOS radio. The EU …

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Tour operators want European guideline to end confusing advice on travel
4 years, 4 months ago

Tour operators want European guideline to end confusing advice on travel

Dutch News  

Tour operator organisation ANVR has said travel advice for people holidaying abroad is too confusing and that the information should be included in a European guideline. Such a guideline would make clear what the rules at the holiday destination are and what people can expect on their return in terms of self-isolation, spokesman Frank Oostdam told NOS radio. The EU …

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Croatia disagrees with Dutch FM's negative travel advice
4 years, 5 months ago

Croatia disagrees with Dutch FM's negative travel advice

NL Times  

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' negative travel advice for Croatia due to increasing coronavirus infections was "a negative surprise", the Croatian ambassador to the Netherlands, Dubravka Plejic Markovic, said to broadcaster NOS. According to her, the situation in Croatia is not critical enough to justify a downgrade from a "code yellow" to "code orange" travel advice, which means that …

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